Bronco Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I was still in bed when my wife woke me up to tell me a plane had hit one of the WTC towers. My first thought was "terrorists" and I hoped the building didn't come down. I immediatly dismissed that thought as being terrible and assumed it was an accident. Then the second plane hit. Now I knew it was the act of terrorists. I briefly watched the updates while I got our daughter ready for school but, like most, I tend to ignore "breaking news" until more objective reporting is available after the event. I flipped the TV back on just as I was leaving and my heart sank when I saw the image of the first tower coming down. This image is burned into my memory forever. My blood boiled instantly because I knew somewhere, someone was celebrating the death of the people still in the tower. I figured it would only be a matter of time before the second tower fell, said a prayer for the folks still in the building and left for work. I think Al Queida is getting off too easy. I'd be happy if Bush doubled the 87 billion budget to get that sub human piece of Satan's spawn Bin Ladden and his associates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 This is no bullshit: the girl at the mocha stand making my Americano told me about the whole thing. Once I heard I tuned in to Howard Stern (he's in New York, after all) and got the straight dope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 My story is a lot like Bronco's but I didn't have kids to deal with. Nobody got anything done that day at work. Not unexpected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrambler Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I was at work and this joker comes in and says that an airplane was flown into the World Trade Center. Not believing him, I said, "Yeah right." Other coworkers came in, repeating the same news and the awful truth sank in. We then gathered around a TV and watched the events unfold. Even while watching the events on TV, it all seemed so surreal. Meanwhile, this joker started sprouting some crap about Nostradamus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necronomicon Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I was watching the Zapruder film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 my clock radio alarm was going off as the first reports were comming out. I thought it was some kind of hoax until I turned on the morning news. I watched the first and second towers go down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Necronomicon said: I was watching the Zapruder film. Come to think of it, I got my copy right about that time, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbw1966 Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Eating a bagel and drinking some coffee in my kitchen as the whole thing went down on NPR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necronomicon Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Bronco said: I'd be happy if Bush doubled the 87 billion budget to get that sub human piece of Satan's spawn Bin Ladden and his associates. Great idea!!! Why spend $170,000,000,000 of your owns kids eduacation when you can spend it on Imperialism to secure finite resources disguised as doing the right thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adventuregal Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I was house/dog sitting for a friend. Was super crabby from waking up to a pile of shit in the middle of the floor... Heard the news on the radio driving to school. Spent the day around the TV at school... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Necronomicon said: Great idea!!! Why spend $170,000,000,000 of your owns kids eduacation when you can spend it on Imperialism to secure finite resources disguised as doing the right thing? Let's keep it civil, shithead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Posted September 11, 2003 Author Share Posted September 11, 2003 (edited) Considering the source, I'd say it was pretty civil Greg. "Price of a four year education at a college of your choice $100,000" "Cost of Osama's head on a pole - priceless!" Edited September 11, 2003 by Bronco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucK Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Let's keep it civil, shithead. Oxymoronic troll or simply moronic? Discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 chucK said: Let's keep it civil, shithead. Oxymoronic troll or simply moronic? Discuss. Chuck, Chuck, Chuck. What's up? I'm just playing with li'l Necro, there. Why do you have to go calling names? Dick! Bwahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-rock Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 NPR, on the way to the dentist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa_Eagle Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Bronco said: "Price of a four year education at a college of your choice $100,000" It's getting closer to $150,000 or $160,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa_Eagle Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 sitting in my room at my parents house in Massachusetts when my mother came in and told me. I thought she meant small planes (Cessnas). I remember watching the first town come down on TV and thinking "I hope they're just panning up right now" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglehead Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I had taken a loong needed day off from work, when my girlfriend came over and asked me if I had turned on the TV. I said no, and she told me that the World Trade Center had collapsed. I looked straight at her and said "I don't believe you" Then I turned on the telly. Then I cracked a beer. that was a bad day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Greg_W said: This is no bullshit: the girl at the mocha stand giving me head told me about the whole thing after I blew my load. Once I heard I tuned in to Howard Stern (he's in New York, after all) and after watching Pamela Lee suck Howard's toes and shave his balls, got the straight dope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fejas Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 I was driving to my first clients house to shoe her horses, I was a horseshoer at the time... pulled over and just listened to the radio for awhile, then got there and she said i could come back and do the horses another time, so i watched the news and drank coffee all morning with her. Some of you will appreciate this sticker i have on my computer... "How do you like our Al Queida, original recipe or extra crispy!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg_W Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 trask said: Greg_W said: This is no bullshit: the girl at the mocha stand giving me head told me about the whole thing after I blew my load. Once I heard I tuned in to Howard Stern (he's in New York, after all) and after watching Pamela Lee suck Howard's toes and shave his balls, got the straight dope. I told you that in the STRICTEST confidence, you asshole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Conducting rare plant surveys along the Oak Grove Fork of the Clackamas. Didn't find out until I started driving back to the airport at the end of the day. Very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrashador Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 My folks called me and woke me just after the first plane hit. I watched the second one hit live on t.v. while discussing the situation with a buddy in the Bay Area. It was then that we knew this was no accident and that we would soon be at war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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allthumbs Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Greg_W said: I told you that in the STRICTEST confidence, you asshole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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